Mariana Simões is a Brazilian journalist based in Rio de Janeiro. She is also executive manager at Casa Pública, Brazil's first cultural center for journalism.
Art
"Rocywood" movies — inspired by Hollywood — portray local realities in the favelas, from the joys of growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood to the difficulties of living among violence.
News
Acting on a campaign promise to cut back on public spending, Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has created an umbrella Ministry of Citizenship which now covers sports, communications, social policy, and culture, all in one.
News
Protesters and museum staff respond after the National Museum lost 90% of its collection to a fire that spread on September 2.
News
Criticism from far-right groups led Queermuseum to shut down and sparked a counter-movement that relaunched the exhibit.